But it's a fun, polished party game with broad appeal, and a marked improvement over the previous one. " It's true to say that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is no Mario Kart. The simplistic controls and gameplay might be a tad off-putting for those having a resume of gaming skills, but for the masses Winter Olympics are a solid package that can heat up a living room with fierce competition." Whilst it may be as accessible as Nintendo's Wii Sports, it may not be for everyone. It may be incredibly simple to work through the single player mode, but entertaining friends or family is where the package really shines through. "Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics is, at the end of the day, a huge party playing host to two most loved franchises and that's what it was designed for. It may not have the control genius of Wii Sports Resort but it's every bit as good in terms of content, presentation and pure, distilled fun." With over twenty characters, twenty-five events and hundreds of unlockable items, you'll be playing this game well into the New Year, and the added subtlety of the controls makes playing it a far less tiring experience.
" Sega has truly listened to the feedback about the first game and slimmed down the waggle controls, beefed up the lastability with a ton of extra content and managed to turn even the seemingly dull events of Curling and Figure Skating into engaging and varied games.
WII SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 SERIES
Locations from both Mario and Sonic series appear in the Dream Events. Speed Skating 500m (Individual Festival).Unlike other VIP characters, Santa gives 300 Star Points instead of 100.Īudience members Mario Audience Members When the game is played during the month of December, Santa Claus also appears as a VIP. When the player spots Birdo and Big the Cat, they will also be given costumes. Pausing the game and hitting the when they are spotted gives the player 100 Star Points.
These characters only appear as cameos and tells the player that they have been watching the player in certain events. Like the Mario universe, 16 characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe also appear as costumes for the Miis. There is a total of 16 different costumes for Miis based on characters from the Mario universe. The player can buy equipment through the store in the game and unlike Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, the Miis' stats gets altered depending on the equipment they wear. Playable character costumes are unlockable by getting 1st in five events as the character. Aside from differently colored suits, the Miis can also wear outfits that resemble the ones of the regular playable characters and a few bosses. It is possible to customize the outfit of the Miis in the game. Dream Snowboard Cross - Dream Snowboard Cross.Both the DS and the Wii versions take place in a place known as Christmas Village. The aforementioned Festival Mode, is a special adventure mode where the participants must compete with some boss characters from the Mario and Sonic series in various events. Dream Events are in this game and all of them (excluding 2) need to be unlocked. Also, the gallery for Olympic trivia has now been replaced with the Library.Īlso, all authentic (real-life based events) are unlocked from the start. Players can purchase these items using Star Tokens, which earn based on their performance. New to the game is a marketplace that allows the player to purchase various items such as clothes and accessories for the player's Mii, tunes from both series, and customizable snowboards. In the Festival mode, the player can choose to play an individual festival, where the player faces off against 7 other CPU characters, or a team festival, where the player can choose three other teammates to play. The game features a Festival mode where the player starts from the opening to the closing ceremony. The Wii version employs the Wii Remote controls, as well as the Wii Balance Board.
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